Have any of you guys gotten BG2 to work on Windows 7 64 bit? I've looked around and it seems most people are enjoying the game but me for some reason. When I click install it says "unsupported 16 bit program" and closes. Any ideas would greatly be appreciated.

(I've also asked for help on Bioware's official help forum but still nothing)

From what I can tell, running a compatibility mode is the most successful method of running these games, though it can be buggy. Otherwise you can try something called Virtual PC, which apparently helps you run such games, or something called a dual boot with xp. That is about all I can find on the subject. Best of luck to you.

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Compatibility mode does nothing ; ; I have the home premium version of windows 7, which means i dont get the xp emulation. I could instal a dualboot, but it seems too extreme to play the game. The thing that makes this so frustrating is that other windows 7 64 bit users haven't had any problems running it.

Most ive what ive read have said they have had issues, or at least there seems to be a large population. Ill keep looking around.

EDIT: Yeah all Im seeing is to open the disc, go to the autoplay or setup file, and then right click it and run it in compatibility mode. So I think that is why most people can play it fine. Oh and I believe they were running in..Windows XP Service Pack 2 mode..I think? Something like that. Its really all I can seem to find, sorry man.

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I have the same problem on my Vista x64. Some people seem to be able to run it and other seem to get the errors I get. I've spent a number of hours searching the net and there doesn't appear to be a fix.